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When people talk about advertising's sexist past—starring happy housewives who can't drive cars but can really push a vacuum cleaner—the caveat tends to be: But look how far we've come today! Times sure have changed!

While demeaning ads were more omnipresent in the '50s and '60s, their modern counterparts can give vintage ads a run for their money. We've compiled some notoriously sexist vintage ads and put them side-by-side with their modern doppelgangers.